| Laid down | 1868 |
| Launched | 17th September 1875 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 6th May 1878 |
| Fate | Sunk: 31st May 1878 in English Channel |
| Builders | Imperial Dockyard, Wilhelmshaven Germany |
| Complement | 46 + 454 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 6821 tons std 7718 tons max |
| Dimensions | 226' 3" x 53' 4" |
| Draught | 23' 6" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 4 x 10.23"/22 (2 x 2) 400 rounds |
| Secondary guns | 2 x 6.6" (2 x 1) 200 rounds |
| Torpedo tubes | 5 x 13.7" 2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern 13 rounds |
| Other weapons | 4 x 3.1" |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 9.25" Deck: 0.6" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 6 x transverse trunk boilers 1 x AG Vulcan 3 cyl. single expansion |
| Power output | 5468ihp |
| Speed | 14kts |
| Shafts | 1 |
| Range | 1690NM @ 10kts |
| Fuel | 565 tons coal |
Grosser Kurfurst was sunk in a collision with the ironclad Konig Wilhelm, and sank along with 269 of her crew.
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